News and voices from the refugee and migrant experience
Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
Israel’s military offensive in Lebanon has forced more than a million people from their homes, including hundreds of thousands of Syrians, who fled conflict in their own country after 2014. The Syrians were already among the most vulnerable communities in Lebanon, and have faced a long history of hostility and discrimination. Reports say more than […]
A worsening but largely forgotten humanitarian crisis is unfolding in West Africa’s Lake Chad region as almost 10 million people are in need of life saving assistance. The UN’s top relief official Stephen O’Brien says the crisis is “the new…
Reducing the assessment period for asylum seekers could improve their employment chances and integrate them into their adopted country more quickly, a new study has found. An analysis of refugee data from Switzerland shows that reducing the waiting time by…
The European Union and its member countries are failing child refugees; abandoning them to live in squalid conditions at the mercy of people smugglers, according to a new British parliamentary report. The UK’s House of Lords’ EU committee this week…
Climate-related natural disasters can increase the risk of armed conflicts, according to new research that claims up to a quarter of all conflicts in ethnically divided nations were preceded by extreme weather events. The controversial research by Potsdam Institute for…
Escaping a desperate gun battle, beating breast cancer in a war zone and living for months in a cramped single room in the middle of a foreign city are all parts of the amazing story of one refugee family who…
The number of South Sudanese refugees in East Africa could reach one million by the end of the year because of renewed fighting in the civil war, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has warned. Recent clashes in…
A new interactive website which reveals the professions that are in high demand in particular countries is proving a vital tool for the growing number of international migrants. There is currently an estimated pool of 20 million potential international migrants…
Poverty is rising alarmingly among Syrian refugees living in neighbouring countries putting them at risk of falling victim to exploitation and loan sharks, according to a new report. A survey carried out by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees…
A record 65.3 million people were uprooted worldwide last year, many of them fleeing wars only to face barriers, tough entry laws and racism as they reach foreign borders, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said this week.…
A galaxy of international stars has weighed in to support refugees, refugee agencies and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to mark Refugee Week 2016. Cate Blanchett, Dame Helen Mirren, Will Ferrell, Benedict Cumberbatch, Margot Robbie and Patrick Stewart…
British MP Jo Cox, who has died after being shot and stabbed this week, was a humanitarian campaigner and aid worker for more than a decade. Reports say she was attacked by a 52-year-old man who shouted “Britain First!” –…
The Heartlands 2016 Arts Project focuses on ten young people from refugee backgrounds who use the film medium to tell their stories. Transcending cultural barriers, insights are revealed into the communal nature of humanity.